Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field(1963).
Denzel Washingtonwas the second African American to win Best Actor. He won for his role in Training Day(2001). He had previously been nominated in the Best Actor category for The Hurricane in 1999 and Malcolm X in 1992.
Jamie Foxx was the third African American to win Best Actor for his role as ray Charles in Ray (2004). He was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role of the cab driver in Collateral(2004).
Halle Berry won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "Monster's Ball" (2001). As of 2014, no other African American has won the Best Actress award.
Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
Whoopi Goldberg was the second African American to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost" (1990). She had previously been nominated for Best Actress for her work as Celie in "The Color Purple" (1985).
Jennifer Hudson was the third African American to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Effie White in the musical drama "Dreamgirls" (2006).
Mo'Nique was the fourth African American to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mary Lee Johnston in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009).
Octavia Spencer was the fifth African American to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Minny Jackson in The Help (2011).
Lupita Nyong'o, an African born in Mexico, won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as a slave named Patsey in "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
Hattie McDaniel won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Mammy in "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
Whoopi Goldberg was the second African American to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost" (1990). She had previously been nominated for Best Actress for her work as Celie in "The Color Purple" (1985).
Jennifer Hudson was the third African American to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Effie White in the musical drama "Dreamgirls" (2006).
Mo'Nique was the fourth African American to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Mary Lee Johnston in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009).
Octavia Spencer was the fifth African American to win the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as Minny Jackson in The Help (2011).
Lupita Nyong'o, an African born in Mexico, won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as a slave named Patsey in "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
The first African-American actress to win a Best Actress Oscar was Halle Berry, who was honored for her work in the 2001 drama "Monster's Ball." A stand-up comic once said the second was Charlize Theron, who won the 2002 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster." Theron was born in South Africa and is now an American citizen.
The first African-American actress to win a Best Actress Oscar was Halle Berry, who was honored for her work in the 2001 drama "Monster's Ball." A stand-up comic once said the second was Charlize Theron, who won the 2002 Best Actress Oscar for her performance in "Monster." Theron was born in South Africa and is now an American citizen.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actress award. She won for her performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939).
Whoopi Goldberg was the second African American to win Best Supporting Actress for playing Oda Mae Brown in "Ghost" (1990). She previously had been nominated for Best Actress in 1985 for her role as Celie in "The Color Purple."
Jennifer Hudson was the third African American to win Best Supporting Actress for her role as Effie White in "Dreamgirls" (2006).
Mo'Nique was the fourth African American to win Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Mary Lee Johnston in "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" (2009).
Octavia Spencer was the fifth African American to win Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Minny Jackson in "The Help" (2011).
Katharine Hepburn won Best Actress Oscars four times. No one else has ever won three Academy Awards in that category.
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side.
Two: Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Streep, who holds the record for most Academy Award nominations with 20, has won three Oscars. She received the awards for Best Supporting Actress of 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer"; Best Actress of 1982 for "Sophie's Choice"; and Best Actress of 2011 for "The Iron Lady."
Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards during her distinguished career -- all for Best Actress.
Hattie McDaniel, Gone With the Wind (1939) Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost (1990) Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls(2006)
No African-American actor or actress has won more than one Oscar for Best Actor/Actress. Denzel Washington is the only one who won 2 Oscars, one of them for Best Supporting Actor.
Sandra Bullock Won Best Actress Award At The 2010 Oscars, And The 2011 Oscars haven't come up yet.
yes she won the best actress out of the 2010 nominees in the Oscars
Katharine Hepburn won Best Actress Oscars four times. No one else has ever won three Academy Awards in that category.
Mo'Nique (Precious)
Katharine Hepburn - 4
Emmys, Arias, Oscars best actress, best actor etc....
Sandra Bullock for The Blind Side.
Two: Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
Ingrid Bergman is the only actress to have won 3 Oscars (to date, until Meryl Streep wins another one). She won Best Actress for Gaslight (1944) and Anastasia (1956) and Best Supporting Actress for Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
Tatum O'Neil in Paper Moon, 1973